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Men in Mission (LMM) is the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America. We are building a dynamic ministry that addresses
the needs of men of all ages. Statistics reveal that families and congregations
are more likely to thrive when men are actively engaged in their faith.
Mr. Norm Smith
Phone: 913-706-0291
Email: normanlsmith@earthlink.net
For more information,
go to the churchwide Lutheran Men in Mission website at www.elca.org/lmm.
 Registration
open for
Lutheran Men's Gathering in Omaha
Lutheran Men in
Mission (LMM), the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA), opened
online registration for its triennial gathering with early registration
through March 15.
On August 1-3, 2008, men of all ages will gather in Omaha to celebrate
20 years of ministry and launch the next great step. Save those dates
so you can attend "Coming of Age!"
Coming of Age ... It's a Book ... It's a Conference
... It's a Movement in the church to "come of age" and reach
out to and connect with younger men August 1-3, 2008, men of all ages
will gather in Omaha, Nebr., under the same theme verse as the founders,
“…your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see
visions.” (Acts 2:17).
Sign up now and
save $50 per individual registration and up to $75 per person when you
sign up as a group of 3 or more men!
The 2008 "Coming of Age" Lutheran Men's Gathering will be
Aug. 1-3 at the Hilton Hotel and Qwest Center, in Omaha, Neb.
Featured speakers include Tom Osborne, athletic director, University
of Nebraska, Lincoln. Osborne was head football coach of the Cornhuskers
for 25 years, helping the school claim three national titles before
he was inducted in 1999 to the College Football Hall of Fame. Nebraska's
3rd Congressional District elected him to three terms during 2001-2007
in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The "Coming of Age" theme has a twofold meaning. LMM is marking
its 20th anniversary by becoming a financially self-reliant, separately-incorporated
ministry of the ELCA.
The theme also refers to a spirituality project LMM undertook to understand
what churches can do to engage young men between the ages of 18 and
34. As part of the project, 88 young men from across the United States
participated in extensive interviews. Sixteen of those interviewed organized
the LMM Young Men's Ministry Council. The results of the project were
presented in the book, "Coming of Age: Exploring the Identity and
Spirituality of Younger Men." The gathering's purpose is to bring
men of all ages into a deeper relationship with God and assist younger
and older men in building intergenerational relationships.
More information -- visit the LMM
web site.
"We will serve, we will play, we will learn, we will worship, we
will encounter God — and each other – and we will grow"
said Doug Haugen, Director, Lutheran Men in Mission, ELCA offices.
A 48,000-square-foot interactive center will include room for building
Habitat for Humanity sheds, high-ropes courses and other games.
The gathering will be preceded by the 2008 LMM Assembly July 31- Aug.
1. The organization's triennial business session will elect a president
to succeed Heber Rast, Cameron, S.C., and other officers and board members.
Rast will complete his second three-year term. The assembly will adopt
a budget for LMM and celebrate the organization becoming an incorporated,
self-funded ministry of the ELCA with a full-time staff.
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